閉幕|へいまくheimaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfalling of the curtain
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(coming to an) end; close
Conjugation
Dictionary form閉幕する(へいまくする)
Polite (masu)閉幕します(へいまくします)
Negative (nai)閉幕しない(へいまくしない)
polite (masen)閉幕しません(へいまくしません)
classical zu / nu閉幕せず・閉幕せぬ(へいまくせず・へいまくせぬ)
Past (ta)閉幕した(へいまくした)
polite (mashita)閉幕しました(へいまくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)閉幕しなかった(へいまくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)閉幕しませんでした(へいまくしませんでした)
Te form閉幕して(へいまくして)
Potential閉幕できる(へいまくできる)
Passive閉幕される(へいまくされる)
Causative閉幕させる(へいまくさせる)
Causative passive閉幕させられる(へいまくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)閉幕すれば(へいまくすれば)
tara閉幕したら(へいまくしたら)
Volitional閉幕しよう(へいまくしよう)
polite (mashou)閉幕しましょう(へいまくしましょう)
Imperative閉幕しろ(へいまくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym閉会へいかいNeutralFor closing a meeting or conference; the focus is the meeting itself. 「閉幕」 is literally the curtain falling, for performances, sporting events and exhibitions.
  • Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralSimply means that something ends; an administrative, office-style term, as in 「受付終了」.
  • Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenWritten style. The last act of a play, used figuratively for the close of an affair.
  • Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenWritten style. A matter being brought to a close; typically wars and disputes. 「閉幕」 leans toward performances and events.
  • Synonym幕切れまくぎれNeutralThe curtain falling at the end of an act, or the ending of an affair, as in 「あっけない幕切れ」.
  • Related終局しゅうきょくWrittenWritten style. A game of go or shogi ending, or a matter being settled; the emphasis is on the final state of things.
  • Related散会さんかいNeutralA meeting ending and the attendees dispersing; the emphasis is on the participants leaving.
  • Antonym開幕かいまくNeutralThe opposite of 「閉幕」: the curtain rising or an event beginning, as in 「開幕戦」.
  • Antonym開演かいえんNeutralThe start of a performance — the opposite of 「閉幕」.

Use 「閉幕」 when the Olympics, an exhibition or a play comes to an end, as in 「閉幕式」. For a meeting closing say 「閉会」, for business ending say 「終了」, and for the ending of a drama or affair say 「幕切れ」. The opposite is 「開幕」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 演劇えんげきなどが終おわり幕まくが閉とじること。
  2. 行事ぎょうじなどが終おわりになること。
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